Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-22
WEDNESDAY JUNE %. 1887
False Hopes.

Asve have heretofore stated, the Rcpub-
lican party, having outliyed its usefulness
II Il ever bad any, is IN danger oil being
dissolved into its original elements. IL
ought to have been buried twenty years ago.
II wss war party. and ought to have died
as soon as the " ar ended. 1t has always been
q sectional party, and can never be any
thing else. Relieve 1t OF its sectionalism
and il would no longer De the Republican
party. 1t had the good luck to have ITS
voting strength massed in States whose
votes IN the electoral colleges were SUM-
Gent TO elect its candidates for President
of the United states, notwithstanding that
a msjority OF the people were opposed to
that party.
In 1860 Mr.. LINCOLN was elected Presl-
dent by The electoral colleges notwithstaud-
ing that the opposing candidates bad re-
ceived more than eight hundred thousand
popular votes in excess OF the number re-
ceiyed BY Mr.. LINCOLN. Here was the be-
ginning Of the rule Of the minority.
In 1864 Mr.. LINCOLN received only four
hundred thousand votes more than his op-
pouent, General MCCLELLAN. although
eleven States-Alabama, Arkansas, Flori-
do, Georgia. Louisiana. Mississippi, North
Carolina, south Carolina. Tennessee, Texas,
and Virginia-did not vote. Though war
had been going on three years, Mr.. LIN
COLIN still represented a minority OF the
voters in the United states.
In 1865 General GRANT received only
three hundred thousand more votes than
his opponent, Mr.. SEYMOUR, although Nir-
A.. gina, Texas, and Mississippi were not al
lowed TO vote.
In other words, the sectional party or
war party was also o minority party
throughout the war and up to the time OF
the second election of GRANT. But there
was no peaceable way IN which the country
could be relieved from that traycsty upon
republican institutions; and so the people
hsd learned TO suffer and to wait.
The last demonstration OF the war and
sectional party was their loud clamor over
the order Of President CLEVELAND in rela-
ton TO the captured battle-1lgS. II the
seclionallsts could only solidify the North
against the South In the electoral colleges,
they cared not that majority OF the voters
in The Union were on the other side. They
ruled the country so long as a sectional and
minority party that they even now recur to
the same methods OF soldiiying the electO-
raj colleges Of the North that they found
ucce.>ful in 1850 and in 1864. The bloody
shirt f.. a. it always has been, their only
battle-hag.
Rut the nalignants have gone too far.
They have disguised the calm, peace-loying,
substantial men OF both sections. They
have made it impossible for the southern
Republican leaders TO favor the nomination
Of FORAKER or FAECHILD.
Why cid FORAKER, FAIEcHHD, HAL
STEAD, WHTELAw REID, and the rest OF the
malgnanjs raise this hue-and'cry against
CLEVELAND: Because the Republican
Marty is threatened with a heavy
los. in conseq uence OF the Prohi0i'
tion movement, especially in New York
OHIO. and other close States. The
do,oorers would fain make the northern
people believe that there is still arebellion tC
he crushed. But the Republican Prohibi
,,opists refuse longer TO be used as tool, by
the Republican leaders. They laugh Il
scorn the pretended fears 1.-THE malignants
and tell them in PLAIN terms that the wal
between the states being ended they intenC
HEREAFTER TO fight the battles, not Of section
,rsm. but OF Prohibition. They all say a
Canon WuBERFORCE said in speech in New
York last Sunday, that they do not intenC
tobe ulsled. nor 10 allow the cause Of pro
bibitIon TO be second to any other cause
They will show their strength by runninl
candidates for the Legislature and all STAG
offices and places. Here is MIR. BALsTEADI
own testimony US to what the Prohibition
lists are doing in Ohio. He says:
.Tbe Prohbitionists OF the third part,
uersusslon are starting IN TO do all the mis-
chief possible by nominating candidate
for the Legislature. This Is the melnes
free.whiskey movement that the State wIl
see. OF course Il is done under pretenc
of the Hottest and loveliest principles"
The anti.saloonists and the high.licens
men in the Republican party are trying T.
stop the exfolislion from the Republican
party by representing high license and or
position to drinking In saloons to be tn
best measures that can be devised to LESSEE
1the drink.evil," but they ale not meeting
with much encouragement. The sam
an,i.saloonists and high-lieense men are a
the bottom Of the hubbub OF day raise'
over the Presidents flag order. Wait
while and the game will be in sight OF al